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Flyboard Air is a type of jetpack/hoverboard powered by gas turbines. It was invented by French water-craft rider Franky Zapata, founder of Zapata racing.

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By Tim Collins For Mailonline. Commuters could soon be making their way to work on a machine described as the 'Segway of the sky'. Footage of the gadget in action shows a number of riders taking the controls as they zoom up and away.

Commuters could soon be making their way to work on a machine compared to a Segway of the sky that anyone can fly. To control the Ezfly, you stand on a small base board which is equipped with a series of jet thrusters. It appears from the footage that the contraption requires little training, with each rider seeming to get to grips with the controls with relative ease, although this may be deceptive.

A number of participants can be seen wearing camouflage, suggesting they may be army personnel. This would fit with reports that the US military is interested in personal flying machines and may be considering Zapata's devices as one avenue of exploration.

In a written statement on Zapata's website, a spokesman for the firm said: Ezfly is the creation of Frenchman Franky Zapata, who first hit the headlines with his Flyboard device that uses a water jetpack to propel users into the air.

In the clip, filmed in Texas in October , ten pilots put the Ezfly through its paces over the surface of a lake. It requires users to strap themselves to the base board and use their core strength and balance to control it.

The year-old, who was 37 at the time, used his Flyboard Air to travel more than 2, meters 7,ft off the French Atlantic coastal town of Sausset-les-Pins in May of that year. A Guinness World Records official was on hand for the flight which beat the previous record of You then hold on to two handgrips that extend from the base on long poles. Once airborne, you steer with your bodyweight, much like a Segway.

The Flyboard Air claims to let users to fly untethered through the sky to an incredible height of 10, feet 1. That's equal to the height of nearly seven Empire State buildings stacked on top of each other. However, there are no details on how Zapata controls the Flyboard Air, leading many to doubt the design. Franky Zapata amazed the world in with the release of his water-based Flyboard. The French jet ski champion went one better by smashing the world record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard.

The year-old used his Flyboard Air to travel more than 2, metres 7,ft off the French Atlantic coastal town of Sausset-les-Pins in May, The Flyboard Air claims to allow users to fly untethered through the sky to an incredible height of 10, feet.

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